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Fee Earner Q&A with Charlotte Mills
Charlotte Mills (pictured), joined Bermans in March 2024 and is a partner in our Corporate team. We spoke to her to learn more about her and her work.
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Commercial Contracts in the Age of AI: Balancing Innovation and Risk
Richard Riley
Recent years have seen exponential growth in the adoption of artificial intelligence tools and systems across almost every industry. From predictive analytics to generative drafting tools, AI is no longer experimental for many businesses – it is becoming embedded in core commercial operations and those that fail to engage with it may risk losing competitive advantage.
Continue ReadingNavigating the Latest Employment Law Changes: What Businesses Need to Know for 2026
Adrian Fryer
2026 is shaping up to be one of the most significant years for UK employment law in decades.
With the Employment Rights Act 2025 now moving into phased implementation throughout 2026, businesses across all sectors will face a rapidly changing compliance landscape.
Continue ReadingA Practical Guide to Insolvency Procedures: What Private Company Directors Need to Know
Laura Bridson & James Whittaker
Navigating risk within insolvency scenarios
Whilst a company is solvent, company directors owe various statutory duties as specified by the Companies Act 2006 to the company’s shareholders (which can often be the same people).
Continue ReadingEnterprise Management Incentives (EMI) – what’s changing in 2026?
Robin Hastings
The UK Government announced in its Autumn 2025 Budget that a number of welcome (and overdue) improvements will be introduced to the Enterprise Management Incentive (EMI) scheme legislation.
Continue ReadingBermans 2025: A Year of Growth, Innovation & Celebration
As 2025 draws to a close, we’re reflecting on a year defined by client outcomes, sector leadership and community impact.
Continue ReadingThe Problem of Fraud in Invoice Finance
Experience suggests that the issue of fraud in invoice finance remains a persistent problem. Inherent in the operation of the sale of receivables is the temptation for unscrupulous or desperate directors to create ‘fresh air’ invoices, which do not represent the product of any genuine trading (or sometimes which exaggerate the extent of otherwise genuine trading), whether from the start of the facility or during times of poor trading.
Continue ReadingHopcraft V Close Brothers: Implications For The Invoice Finance Industry
At the end of this Summer, the Supreme Court delivered its anticipated judgment in the joint appeals in Hopcraft v Close Brothers Limited [2025] UKSC 33. The decision focused on motor finance, but the Court’s findings have far broader implications for all sectors in which brokerage services are available, including the invoice finance industry. The decision has come as welcome news across the UK finance world, though the story of compensation in relation to broker commission seems likely to rumble on for some time to come.
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John Dufton-Kelly
Paralegal
John joined Bermans in November 2024 and is a Paralegal in our Creditor Services team.
He mainly works on debt recovery and invoice finance and is currently undertaking the CILEX Chartered Legal Executive apprenticeship.
Outside of work, John is a EFC fan and enjoys watching and playing football.
E: john.dufton-kelly@bermans.co.uk
T: 0151 224 0557
Myers La Roche Celebrates 40-Year Milestone
Myers La Roche, a longstanding and valued partner of Bermans specialising in helping opticians to grow, acquire and sell independent practices, is celebrating its 40th anniversary.
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